Maqubela social worker changes tune

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Social worker admits sentences recommended may be too lenient and bring administration of justice into disrepute

Maqubela social worker grilled

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Arguments in mitigation of sentencing that a social worker presented for Thandi Maqubela were challenged by the state.

Maqubela ignored religious values: state

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Killer Thandi Maqubela cannot be described as a highly religious woman who values herself and others, court hears

Maqubela social worker’s report queried

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A social worker who interviewed murderer Thandi Maqubela made grave omissions in her pre-sentencing report, the court heard.

Maqubela social worker in hot seat

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Thandi Maqubela had an out-of-character emotional “explosion”, which led to the killing of her husband in 2009, a social worker testified.

Stepson asks court to jail Maqubela

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Thandi Maqubela should be jailed for 20 years for the death of her acting judge husband Patrick, her stepson said.

‘Long red nails’ split family: witness

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Thandi Maqubela, nicknamed "long red nails", was a cold step-mother who sought to divide the family, her stepson testified.

Suspended sentence suggested for Maqubela

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A social worker has suggested that convicted killer Thandi Maqubela be handed a suspended sentence or periodic imprisonment.

Witness says Maqubela helped many

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Convicted killer Thandi Maqubela helped many people in her personal capacity and as a business woman, the court heard.

Judge’s killer passionate and caring: witness

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Convicted killer Thandi Maqubela is a caring woman who passionately advocated for the vulnerable, a former colleague testified.

Husband killer Maqubela to hear her fate

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The Cape High Court has ruled that convicted killer Thandi Maqubela is competent to understand sentencing proceedings.

Lamoer mum on SONA cops

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Western Cape police could not discuss any operational action taken during the SONA, commissioner Arno Lamoer said.

‘Cannibal’ set to hear his fate

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The man who killed and ate the heart of Mbuyiselo Manona will soon know if he is to serve 15 years or more in jail.

Judgment reserved in prisons equity case

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Judgement in an appeal against a ruling on employment equity within correctional services was reserved by the Labour Appeal Court.

Emotions run high in prison equity case

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Legal argument over whether coloureds received the same discrimination as blacks during apartheid becomes emotional

‘Cannibal’ could re-offend: psychologist

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Andrew Chimboza, who killed a man and removed his heart, has little chance of being rehabilitated, a court heard.

Psychologist testifies in 'cannibal' case

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The way in which Andrew Chimboza killed a Gugulethu man and removed his heart "is an overkill", a court heard.

House arrest for k-word man

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Andre van Deventer who called Gloria Kente a"k****r" and assaulted her has been sentenced to house arrest.

Psychologist to draw up ‘cannibal’ report

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A report offering insight into why Andrew Chimboza killed a man and allegedly ate his heart will be presented to court.

Neighbour saw ‘cannibal’ at work

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A Gugulethu resident who peeked through a window of a home saw a man being stabbed repeatedly and his heart being removed.

‘Cannibal’ victim’s injuries detailed

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A forensic pathologist testified about the gruesome injuries of a man whose heart was allegedly eaten by Andrew Chimboza.

‘I saw killer eating victim’s heart’

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Andrew Chimboza cupped the heart of his ex-client's lover and ate it, a police officer told a court.

I’m sorry , says ‘cannibal’ case accused

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Zimbabwean Andrew Chimboza has apologised for stabbing Mbuyiselo Manona to death in Gugulethu last year.

Domestic worker’s k-word case postponed

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The sentencing of a man who called Gloria Kente a “k****r” was postponed in the Cape Town Magistrate's Court.

Date set for Bridges hate speech case

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Singer Sunette Bridges will have to defend third party posts like "South Africa needs a Hitler" on her Facebook page.